36 USC § 22501 - Organization

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s22501"
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title: "36 USC § 22501 - Organization"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "22501"
section_name: "Organization"
chapter_number: 225
chapter_name: "AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1304.)"
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# § 22501. Organization

**(a)** **Federal Charter.—** American War Mothers (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.

**(b)** **Place of Incorporation.—** The corporation is declared to be incorporated in the District of Columbia.

**(c)** **Period of Existence.—** The corporation may continue to exist until there are no individuals who qualify for membership.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1304.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 22501 | 36:91. | Feb. 24, 1925, ch. 303, §§ 1, 2, 5 (words between colon and 1st comma), 13, 15, 43 Stat. 966, 967, 968. |
|  | 36:92.36:95 (words between colon and 1st comma).36:103.36:105. |  |

This section is substituted for the source provisions for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary and executed words.

The text of 36:92, 103, and 105 is omitted as executed and obsolete.